2019 Nebraska Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Nebraska paid $10,829 in federal income taxes in 2019. That's $3,873 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Nebraska
Health $3,142.96
* Includes $2,560.03 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $58.94 for Children's Health Insurance Program
* Includes $25.62 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Military $2,615.58
* Includes $1,271.50 for Military Contractors
* Includes $520.71 for Military Personnel
* Includes $75.86 for Nuclear Weapons & Related
Interest on Debt $1,750.71
Unemployment and Labor $756.60
* Includes $197.29 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $51.64 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $12.31 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $663.19
* Includes $334.13 for Income Support
* Includes $274.35 for Veterans Health Administration
Government $456.56
* Includes $75.96 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $23.62 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $8.42 for Census Bureau
Food and Agriculture $439.36
* Includes $211.48 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $77.55 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $360.74
* Includes $231.24 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $75.83 for K-12 Education
Housing and Community $179.51
* Includes $43.60 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $22.02 for Public Housing
* Includes $7.23 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Energy and Environment $135.78
* Includes $27.11 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $6.44 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $135.31
* Includes $90.38 for State Department
* Includes $5.32 for Health-related Foreign Aid
Science $108.02
* Includes $64.88 for NASA
* Includes $24.03 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $84.69
* Includes $17.62 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $4.94 for Federal Aviation Administration

TOTAL $10,829
US AVERAGE $14,702

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